Representative
Sydney
Newcastle - Hunter District

During 1914 and 1915 delegates of the NSWRL met with representatives of the Australian Football Council in Melbourne with a view to unifying the codes and establishing a national game. Nothing came of the negotiations, mainly because the Victorians did not want to give up high marking and offside play.

Rugby union suspended its (Sydney) competition because of the war. Already on its last legs as far as spectators were concerned, it never recovered the ground it lost because of this move. Although things may now be changing...

Balmain won the first of its five premierships in six years. It went through the season unbeaten, and became the first club to win premierships in all three grades.

In round 10, Glebe beat North Sydney Glebe 59-3, North Sydney's worst defeat ever.

 1 Balmain              14 12  2  0  -  232   71  161  26
 2 Glebe                14 12  0  2  -  268  106  162  24
 3 Newtown              14  9  1  4  -  208  119   89  19
 4 South Sydney         14  8  1  5  -  157   94   63  17
 5 Eastern Suburbs      14  6  0  8  -  180  109   71  12
 6 Annandale            14  3  0 11  -  113  256 -143   6
 7 Western Suburbs      14  2  0 12  -   67  200 -133   4
 8 North Sydney         14  2  0 12  -   83  353 -270   4

Balmain were premiers.

1. 17 July: Glebe 59 beat Norths 3. RL95 reports it as 59-5, but the SMH and RL96 contradict this.

Second Grade Premiership

Teams (13): Annandale, Balmain, Eastern Suburbs, Glebe, Grosvenor,
Marrickville, Newtown, North Sydney, Randwick, South Sydney,
Surry Hills, Sydney, Western Suburbs.

Quarterfinals:

    South Sydney 16 beat Grosvenor 5.
    Glebe 5 drew with Balmain 5.
    Randwick 15 beat Marrickville 13.
    Newtown 8 beat Sydney 2.

Semifinals:

    South Sydney 8 drew with Glebe 8.
    Balmain 30 beat Grosvenor 0.

Final:

    Balmain 9 beat Glebe 3.

Third Grade Premiership

Teams (18): Alexandria, Annandale, Balmain, Balmain Iona, Camperdown,
Drummoyne, Eastern Suburbs, Enmore, Glebe, Marrickville, Newtown,
Randwick, Redfern United, South Sydney, South Sydney Federal,
South Sydney Kinkora, Sydney, Western Suburbs.

Quarterfinals:

    Glebe 10 beat South Sydney 3.
    Eastern Suburbs 10 beat Balmain Iona 4.
    Alexandria 24 beat Western Suburbs 7.
    Balmain 11 beat Annandale 0.

Semifinals:

    Eastern Suburbs 12 beat Balmain 7.
    Glebe 6 beat South Sydney 0.

Final:

    Balmain 5 beat Glebe 0.

Balmain were premiers. Their semifinal defeat was their only loss all season.

City Cup

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Round 1:

    Balmain 17 beat Annandale 3.
    Eastern Suburbs 6 beat South Sydney 3.
    Glebe 33 beat North Sydney 12.
    Newtown 24 beat Western Suburbs 6.

Semifinals:

    Glebe 18 beat Balmain 13.
    Eastern Suburbs 15 beat Newtown 13.

Final:

    Eastern Suburbs 22 beat Glebe 3.

Sports Ground Cup

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Round 1:

    South Sydney 13 beat Eastern Suburbs 3.
    Balmain 35 beat Annandale 0.
    Glebe 16 beat North Sydney 5.
    Newtown 30 beat Western Suburbs 5.

Semifinals:

    Glebe 18 beat Balmain 3.
    South Sydney 8 beat Newtown 5.

Final:

    South Sydney 9 beat Glebe 5.

First Grade Premiership

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 1 Western Suburbs      12  8  0  4  3  156  112   44  22
 2 South Newcastle      12  7  0  5  3  150   87   63  20
 3 Northern Suburbs     12  7  0  5  3  122  127   -5  20
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 4 Central Newcastle    11  4  0  7  3   73  159  -86  14
 5 East Newcastle       11  3  0  8  3  103  119  -16  12

Playoff:

    Northern Suburbs 15 beat South Newcastle 8.

Final:

    Western Suburbs 22 beat Northern Suburbs 8.

Second Grade Premiership

Teams (5): Central Newcastle, East Newcastle, Northern Suburbs,
Western Suburbs, Waratah.

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Final:

    Western Suburbs 13 beat Northern Suburbs 3.

Third Grade Premiership

Teams (9): Central Newcastle, East Newcastle no 1,
East Newcastle no 2 (Stockton), Jesmond, Northern Suburbs,
South Newcastle no 1, South Newcastle no 2,
Wallsend and Plattsburg, Waratah.

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Final:

    Northern Suburbs 6 drew with East Newcastle Two 6.
      (Northern Suburbs won the replay 24-11).

Fourth Grade Premiership

Teams (7): Carrington, Central Newcastle, East Newcastle no 1,
East Newcastle no 2, Northern Suburbs, Waratah,
Wallsend and Plattsburg.

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Final:

    Northern Suburbs 13 beat Wallsend and Plattsburg 0.

Eight Hour Day Knock-Out Competition

Owing to the suspension of the Hunter District competitions, only teams from Newcastle played.

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Round 1:

    Northern Suburbs 11 beat South Newcastle 9.
    Western Suburbs 22 beat East Newcastle 5.

Final:

    Northern Suburbs 12 beat Western Suburbs 11.

The HDRL committee decided to suspend the competition for the duration of hostilities (WW1). Only one off games were played. Many clubs played in the Newcastle lower grades over the next few years.